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Sunday, June 3, 2018

Wider Is Better: 1987 Alfa Romeo Milano Gold

The Alfa Romeo Milano was the last car fully developed before Fiat's takeover of the company from the Italian govt in 1986. Milano sedans are known for their bizarre non symmetrical styling cues. The Milano was the final iteration of the Alfa type 116 transaxle cars (last weeks Alfetta turbo). They sell for pennies on the dollar compared to BMW E30's these days which is all the more reason to talk about them here. Speaking of BMW, the Alfa Busso V6 and the M20 straight six both share the less than desirable 30k timing belt change intervals. Today's car is not concours condition, but does have a unique flared body kit that would be near impossible to replace in any fender bender. Find this 1987 Alfa Romeo Milano for sale in Newfield, NY for $2,300 via craigslist.

Car is registered, inspected, and able to be driven. I have a clean NYS title in hand. It's a little rough around the edges and the paint leaves something to be desired, but it runs and drives and is a super fun summer beater/project car.

Some more specifics:- Dunlop Direzza DZ102 tires with very few miles.- New center exhaust section- New coolant hoses with recent coolant flush.- Injectors recently fully rebuilt and tuned by OKInjectors.com- Many other new parts and recent maintenance - fuel lines, brake speed bleeders, etc.- Drive shaft support bearing recently replaced.- Aftermarket fender flares, side skirts, and spoiler give it an aggressive, slightly "race car" look.- Minor body rust spots in a few corners. The underside of the car is otherwise pretty clean.- No working stereo. Heater controls are not operational, either.

If you're interested in seeing the car, give me a call or send a text/email and I'll give you the full tour.

Things get really weird from a ergonomic point of view on the interior of these cars. The space ship style hand brake is a cool feature. However, the window controls located on the top of the overhead console and low mounted radio that can get blocked by the shifter being in 5th gear are puzzling or quirky depending on your mood. A number of years ago, I owed a 88 Milano Verde that one day started smoking out the center vents at a stop light. I was never 100% sure of the cause, but think some leaves may have gotten in the blower motor.

“space ship style hand brake”You have no idea how crappy the parking brakes on most spaceships are. They might as well be marshmallows floating around in hot chocolat for all the good the parking brakes do. Worse than a Zeppelin in March. Like gripping a knife covered in hot butter.It’s not like you can turn the wheels into the curb either. It’s a slip ‘n slide s&!t show I’m telling you!

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